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Find it hard to believe Mooney isn’t in the 17 after his game in the finals last season.
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Do you a) think the case being described fits with Mooney/Raiders?Azza wrote: ↑March 26, 2024, 5:38 pmPeople do all the time.
b) if a) do you think he should?
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I really don't need this crap today. I inhaled my favourite whistle. I'm going to go re-watch Top Gun Maverick.BadnMean wrote: ↑March 26, 2024, 6:00 pmDo you a) think the case being described fits with Mooney/Raiders?Azza wrote: ↑March 26, 2024, 5:38 pmPeople do all the time.
b) if a) do you think he should?
PS I'm a mooney fan.
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Gafa?
The spiral of silence refers to the idea that when people fail to speak, the price of speaking rises. As the price to speak rises, still fewer speak out, which further causes the price to rise, so that fewer people yet will speak out, until a whole culture or nation is silenced. This is what happened in Germany.
If you do not speak, you are not being neutral, but are contributing to the success of the thing you refuse to name and condemn.
If you do not speak, you are not being neutral, but are contributing to the success of the thing you refuse to name and condemn.
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The spiral of silence refers to the idea that when people fail to speak, the price of speaking rises. As the price to speak rises, still fewer speak out, which further causes the price to rise, so that fewer people yet will speak out, until a whole culture or nation is silenced. This is what happened in Germany.
If you do not speak, you are not being neutral, but are contributing to the success of the thing you refuse to name and condemn.
If you do not speak, you are not being neutral, but are contributing to the success of the thing you refuse to name and condemn.
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Horse is in the 8 jersey in Cup.
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An excellent forward pack who know there are 2-4 guys with very good claim to their spots aiming up against a decent pack without three of their usuals.
A halfback who’s consistently kicked to our advantage.
And outside backs with genuine pace and the ability to beat defenders.
I’m excited.
A halfback who’s consistently kicked to our advantage.
And outside backs with genuine pace and the ability to beat defenders.
I’m excited.
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Man i am glad to get Kravage back in my life
need Sebby and X to stay healthy, lets get 3-4 weeks of footy into these fellas and see that combination flurish
Schmoko is also piquing interest my interest but i must admit i am still yearning for Asomoko
need Sebby and X to stay healthy, lets get 3-4 weeks of footy into these fellas and see that combination flurish
Schmoko is also piquing interest my interest but i must admit i am still yearning for Asomoko
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Oh... shut up.
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Gafa wasn’t fast. Milne, Zillman and Graham were flyers.
But we’ve had some plodders (speed wise) in the backs. Howell, Mogg, Purtell, Kelly, Monaghan, Frawley weren’t very quick for NRL standard.
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I think Mogg was deceptively quick when it came to accelerating.President Clinton wrote: ↑March 26, 2024, 8:26 pmGafa wasn’t fast. Milne, Zillman and Graham were flyers.
But we’ve had some plodders (speed wise) in the backs. Howell, Mogg, Purtell, Kelly, Monaghan, Frawley weren’t very quick for NRL standard.
Schiller is actually one of the harder players to get a gauge on. Sometimes he looks at a level between Hoptric and Kravage, then against the Knights last year he looked he was running on sand at times.
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Yep Mogg was pretty quick. Purtell surely the slowest of that lot. Kelly was pretty leaden of foot too.
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Schiller is quick! Got some very good acceleration and top speed too. He would be second quickest back there. I hope we take advantage of the speed of our wingersRoger Kenworthy wrote: ↑March 26, 2024, 8:57 pmI think Mogg was deceptively quick when it came to accelerating.President Clinton wrote: ↑March 26, 2024, 8:26 pmGafa wasn’t fast. Milne, Zillman and Graham were flyers.
But we’ve had some plodders (speed wise) in the backs. Howell, Mogg, Purtell, Kelly, Monaghan, Frawley weren’t very quick for NRL standard.
Schiller is actually one of the harder players to get a gauge on. Sometimes he looks at a level between Hoptric and Kravage, then against the Knights last year he looked he was running on sand at times.
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Yeah Mogg could’ve move decently well.
Brett Kelly was actually very fast, when he got into open space. Which wasn’t very often. I remember him being incredibly frustrating to watch.
Brett Kelly was actually very fast, when he got into open space. Which wasn’t very often. I remember him being incredibly frustrating to watch.
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Ahh the turtle Purtell. Monaghan at least had some size and skill but lacked pace. Some pretty average names in that list. We could only dream of having players as talented as Timoko in our backline in that era.President Clinton wrote: ↑March 26, 2024, 8:26 pmGafa wasn’t fast. Milne, Zillman and Graham were flyers.
But we’ve had some plodders (speed wise) in the backs. Howell, Mogg, Purtell, Kelly, Monaghan, Frawley weren’t very quick for NRL standard.
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I just had a quick McDougall and found this old chestnut:
https://www.thegh.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10550
Tim blowing up deluxe!
Funny how back in the day there were threads dedicated to calling out individual players.
https://www.thegh.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10550
Tim blowing up deluxe!
Funny how back in the day there were threads dedicated to calling out individual players.
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I hate younger me, I can't believe that was 16 years ago...yeh raiders wrote:I just had a quick McDougall and found this old chestnut:
https://www.thegh.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10550
Tim blowing up deluxe!
Funny how back in the day there were threads dedicated to calling out individual players.
He did get dropped the next week and we pumped the Rabbits so guess it was worthwhile?
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16 years of bagging out the players giving their best for this club. I guess some things just never change. Sad to see reallyyeh raiders wrote: ↑March 26, 2024, 10:09 pm I just had a quick McDougall and found this old chestnut:
https://www.thegh.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10550
Tim blowing up deluxe!
Funny how back in the day there were threads dedicated to calling out individual players.
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You would never bag out a player, hey Billy?Billy Walker wrote:16 years of bagging out the players giving their best for this club. I guess some things just never change. Sad to see reallyyeh raiders wrote: ↑March 26, 2024, 10:09 pm I just had a quick McDougall and found this old chestnut:
https://www.thegh.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10550
Tim blowing up deluxe!
Funny how back in the day there were threads dedicated to calling out individual players.
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Hahaha shut the **** up Billy T. What about your nonsense that Jarrod Croker? Muppet.Billy Walker wrote: ↑March 26, 2024, 11:55 pm16 years of bagging out the players giving their best for this club. I guess some things just never change. Sad to see reallyyeh raiders wrote: ↑March 26, 2024, 10:09 pm I just had a quick McDougall and found this old chestnut:
https://www.thegh.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10550
Tim blowing up deluxe!
Funny how back in the day there were threads dedicated to calling out individual players.
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Red wine and McNuggets the secret to Rapana's NRL longevity
At 34, Jordan Rapana is aging like a fine wine for the Canberra Raiders - which makes sense after he revealed the secret to his longevity ahead of his 200th NRL game for the Green Machine this weekend.
"Two glasses of red and a 20-nugget meal from McDonalds," Rapana joked. "I pinch myself every single day," he added. "To still be able to run around at 34, playing at fullback too, I'm really blessed and grateful."
Read more: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/ ... /?cs=14239
At 34, Jordan Rapana is aging like a fine wine for the Canberra Raiders - which makes sense after he revealed the secret to his longevity ahead of his 200th NRL game for the Green Machine this weekend.
"Two glasses of red and a 20-nugget meal from McDonalds," Rapana joked. "I pinch myself every single day," he added. "To still be able to run around at 34, playing at fullback too, I'm really blessed and grateful."
Read more: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/ ... /?cs=14239
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There is a difference between critical analysis and bagging someone out.President Clinton wrote: ↑March 27, 2024, 5:05 amHahaha shut the **** up Billy T. What about your nonsense that Jarrod Croker? Muppet.Billy Walker wrote: ↑March 26, 2024, 11:55 pm16 years of bagging out the players giving their best for this club. I guess some things just never change. Sad to see reallyyeh raiders wrote: ↑March 26, 2024, 10:09 pm I just had a quick McDougall and found this old chestnut:
https://www.thegh.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10550
Tim blowing up deluxe!
Funny how back in the day there were threads dedicated to calling out individual players.
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“It’s awesome here, the camaraderie and Sticky’s got a massive culture of bringing the boys together. It’s an unreal bunch of boys and I’d like to stay as long as possible.”greeneyed wrote: ↑March 26, 2024, 1:21 pm Levi comeback epitomises Raiders' grit in 2024
Well-travelled hooker Danny Levi’s early-season renaissance has been a microcosm of Canberra’s gritty, expectations-defying start to 2024.
“It’s something you can’t fault the boys on, the effort areas – they are always putting in on that side of things,” Levi said after the Round 3 defeat in Christchurch. “There’s obviously a lot of things we need to fix up – a few too many errors – but it’s still early rounds and plenty of time to fix it up. What it comes down to is just working hard for each other – and we’ve got such a good group of boys here, they want to work hard for each other.”
Read more: https://www.nrl.com/news/2024/03/26/lev ... t-in-2024/
Great stuff!
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Some random thoughts:
* Two relatively unheralded reasons for our solid defence to start the year: our completion rate, and Fog’s long kicking game. Both put us in much better territory resulting in far less defensive pressure, fatigue.
* This is potentially the best backline we have had in a very long time. It’s up to Schiller to hold onto his spot now. If he has a big game and we win, Stuart won’t change things.
* With Talikai at second row on the left, Hosking needs to play 80 minutes. Whitehead doesn’t have the physicality at this stage of his career.
* With the number of outs in the Sharks forward pack, our game plan is obvious, but watch someone like Hazleton run for 200m and dominate. Matt Prior in the 2016 semi still gives me shudders.
* Two relatively unheralded reasons for our solid defence to start the year: our completion rate, and Fog’s long kicking game. Both put us in much better territory resulting in far less defensive pressure, fatigue.
* This is potentially the best backline we have had in a very long time. It’s up to Schiller to hold onto his spot now. If he has a big game and we win, Stuart won’t change things.
* With Talikai at second row on the left, Hosking needs to play 80 minutes. Whitehead doesn’t have the physicality at this stage of his career.
* With the number of outs in the Sharks forward pack, our game plan is obvious, but watch someone like Hazleton run for 200m and dominate. Matt Prior in the 2016 semi still gives me shudders.
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‘Lucky it only burnt his arm’: The cooking explosion that injured Hopoate
Canberra outside back Albert Hopoate suffered severe burns to his right arm when an oil can behind a barbecue exploded. Albert’s father John said his son was at teammate Corey Harawira-Naera’s house on Monday night when the accident happened. “He was at Corey’s house when one of those spray oil cans at the back of a barbecue blew up. He suffered some pretty bad burns. It was frightening. He’s lucky it only burnt his arm and not his face.”
“It’s such an unfortunate incident,” Ricky Stuart said. “Albert has been very consistent and solid for us with his performances at the start of the season. He won’t be out for long.”
Read more: https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/lucky- ... 5ffhz.html
https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-pr ... f399627770
Horror NRL injury list laid bare after Raiders young gun ruled out due to barbecue accident: https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/news-2024- ... 72d43c554a
Ricky really likes Hoppa from this article. It’s up to Schiller to perform so he is undroppable.
Canberra outside back Albert Hopoate suffered severe burns to his right arm when an oil can behind a barbecue exploded. Albert’s father John said his son was at teammate Corey Harawira-Naera’s house on Monday night when the accident happened. “He was at Corey’s house when one of those spray oil cans at the back of a barbecue blew up. He suffered some pretty bad burns. It was frightening. He’s lucky it only burnt his arm and not his face.”
“It’s such an unfortunate incident,” Ricky Stuart said. “Albert has been very consistent and solid for us with his performances at the start of the season. He won’t be out for long.”
Read more: https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/lucky- ... 5ffhz.html
https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-pr ... f399627770
Horror NRL injury list laid bare after Raiders young gun ruled out due to barbecue accident: https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/news-2024- ... 72d43c554a
Ricky really likes Hoppa from this article. It’s up to Schiller to perform so he is undroppable.
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Gee that last sentence sounds ominous…
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Schmoko is fantastic. Tradies across the nation with get around it. Aside from the poetic union I think they could be an excellent combination. Schiller is a try scorer and Timoko is a try creator.
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Hoppa has been good IMO. What's he done wrong? I don't think he is a centre but he does a job.
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I won’t apologise for liking my outside backs fast, dynamic and creative.
Rather than sluggish, one-paced battering rams.
Rather than sluggish, one-paced battering rams.
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Fair enough. Hoppa's carries are very good. Average of over 65 post contact meters a game so far. That's better that Joe Tapine.
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It will be good to have a backline where all 5 players are an attacking threat
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Compare Hopoate against Timoko this season:
Hoppa:
1 try assist
5 tackle breaks
17 tackles
4 missed tackles
81% tackle efficiency
148 average running metres
445 total running metres
Timoko:
1 try assist
2 line breaks
8 tackle breaks
47 tackles made
4 missed tackles
91% tackle efficiency
174 average running metres
523 running metres
Hoppa:
1 try assist
5 tackle breaks
17 tackles
4 missed tackles
81% tackle efficiency
148 average running metres
445 total running metres
Timoko:
1 try assist
2 line breaks
8 tackle breaks
47 tackles made
4 missed tackles
91% tackle efficiency
174 average running metres
523 running metres
The spiral of silence refers to the idea that when people fail to speak, the price of speaking rises. As the price to speak rises, still fewer speak out, which further causes the price to rise, so that fewer people yet will speak out, until a whole culture or nation is silenced. This is what happened in Germany.
If you do not speak, you are not being neutral, but are contributing to the success of the thing you refuse to name and condemn.
If you do not speak, you are not being neutral, but are contributing to the success of the thing you refuse to name and condemn.
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I think they are this week.
The spiral of silence refers to the idea that when people fail to speak, the price of speaking rises. As the price to speak rises, still fewer speak out, which further causes the price to rise, so that fewer people yet will speak out, until a whole culture or nation is silenced. This is what happened in Germany.
If you do not speak, you are not being neutral, but are contributing to the success of the thing you refuse to name and condemn.
If you do not speak, you are not being neutral, but are contributing to the success of the thing you refuse to name and condemn.